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ACT to shorten exam length by one hour, make science section optional

The ACT for college admissions will soon be revised to make it significantly shorter than it has been in previous y…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Jul 30, 2024

PROF JENKINS: Turns out 'merit' has, well, merit

Could it be that standardized tests really are good indicators of future success?

By Rob Jenkins
Apr 30, 2024

Harvard will again require SAT or ACT, reversing promise of test-optional admissions through class of 2030

Harvard University will require standardized testing to be considered for admissions, reversing a COVID-era policy.

By Campus Reform
Apr 12, 2024

Yale reverses 'test-optional' admissions policy

Yale University has instituted a 'test-flexible"'admissions policy, reversing its pandemic-era test-optional applic…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 23, 2024

Dartmouth becomes first in Ivy League to reinstate SAT/ACT requirement, says research finds it increases diversity

Dartmouth College plans to reinstate a requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT scores.

By Adam Sabes
Feb 5, 2024

Record number of schools no longer require SAT/ACT in admissions

Columbia University recently became the first Ivy League school to do away with the requirement permanently.

By Austin Browne '24
Jun 19, 2023

Florida seeks to replace SAT with CLT, following classical education trend

Creators of the Classical Learning Test (CLT) met with top Florida education officials last week as the DeSantis ad…

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Feb 24, 2023

Higher education in decline due to elimination of standardized testing, columnist argues

In Las Vegas Review-Journal, columnist Victor Joecks recently argued that higher education is setting itself up for…

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
Dec 21, 2022

Incoming freshmen at over 1,800 colleges did not have to take the SAT or ACT, report claims

1,830 colleges and universities did not require incoming students this fall to take the SAT or ACT tests.

By Amanda Mayer '24
Aug 17, 2022

Another university removes SAT/ACT requirements

The University System of Maryland's Board of Regents recently approved a proposal to no longer require students to …

By Elaine Gunthorpe '24
Jul 15, 2022

TN universities reinstate standardized testing requirement

The test-optional policy was launched in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Maria Colombo '25
May 19, 2022

University of California system weighs ending letter grades due to 'bias and inequities'

A Mar. 16 memo from the public university system’s Office of the President asks the Academic and Student Affairs Co…

By Ben Zeisloft
May 3, 2022

MIT reinstates SAT/ACT requirement, argues the tests help promote diversity on campus

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced that it is reinstating SAT and ACT testing requirement…

By Stephanie Samsel '24
Apr 18, 2022

Cal State system ditches SAT/ACT, citing 'equity and fairness,' 'high-stress'

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school system suspended the consideration of standardized test scores for the 202…

By Peter Cordi and Tanner Richards
Mar 31, 2022

College Board announces fully digital SAT

Starting in 2024, American students will take shorter and completely digital SAT exam.

By Addison Smith
Jan 26, 2022

What does it take to get into Harvard? Not the SAT for another four years.

Harvard announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit ACT or SAT testing through 2026.

By Alexa Schwerha
Jan 3, 2022

Stanford extends test-optional policy for third straight year

Stanford University — one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the United States — extended …

By Ben Zeisloft
Dec 18, 2021

Lawmaker criticizes university for extending test-optional admissions policy

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced that it will extend its test-optional policy for two more years.

By Angela Morabito
Dec 15, 2021

MORABITO: Ditching SAT for 'equity' will have opposite effect

Though wealthy students typically perform better on the SAT and ACT testing, the tests are standardized in a way th…

By Angela Morabito
Nov 29, 2021